It is getting to be that time of the year, and with the very wet spring there are/will be a lot of insects especially on the trails. Do you have a favorite insect repellant?
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05-25-2011, 09:24 AM #1
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Bug repellant?
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05-25-2011, 09:33 AM #2
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DBF--Mosquitoes love him! They don't like me very much (I'm not tasty, apparently), but they'll bite if I'm the only thing around.
I'll see what my mom uses (they like her) during yard work and get back to you.
At least I don't leave slime trails.
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05-26-2011, 06:35 PM #3
Dodging the potholes...
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I like Repel Lemon Eucalyptus--prefer not to use DEET and have found that this stuff is pretty good.
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05-26-2011, 06:50 PM #4
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Bite Blocker. Works as well as DEET, doesn't melt your clothes, smells tolerable, no scary ingredients.
If I'm in a room with 200 other people and one mosquito, it will bite me. Not with that stuff on.
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05-26-2011, 06:54 PM #5
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I live in mosquito and tick country in the summer. I use anything with DEET of at least, at a minimum, of 25% and preferably 30%. It is a waste of DEET to go to the super high percentages. Given the prevalence of Lyme disease in my area I stick with the DEET products.
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05-26-2011, 07:19 PM #6
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Tons of studies have shown that DEET works. An equal number of studies have shown that nothing else does.
DEET me, baby.My photoblog
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05-27-2011, 11:22 AM #7
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Ride faster.
Originally Posted by Catrin
Outrun the little buggers.
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05-27-2011, 11:31 AM #8
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giggle Originally Posted by 7rider
Ride faster.
Outrun the little buggers.
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